CASUALTY LIST

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 May 1941, Page 4

CASUALTY LIST

‘NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 585 MORE REPORTED MISSING. NINE WAIRARAPA NAMES. (.By Telegraph-—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A casualty list issued last evening contains the names of 585 members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force who are missing. Two others are reported killed in action, one killed by an enemy air bomb and nine wounded, making a total of 597 names. It was announced on Sunday night by the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash, that he had received word from the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, who is at present in Egypt., that 2200 New Zealanders are missing as a result, of the Greek campaign. A list containing the names of 412 missing was released on Monday, and last evening's list brings the total of officers and men so far officially announced as missing up to 997. The list of killed and wounded is as follows:— KILLED IN ACTION. McDonagh, Wilfred G. S., Capt. Mr R. McDonagh, Moor Lane, Strensall, York, England (brother). Neil, Irvine S„ Lieut. Mrs E. Neil, 30 Clarence Road, Northcote (mother). KILLED AS RESULT OF ENEMY AIR BOMB. Johnson, Robert. N., Pte. Mr J. W. Johnson, 21 Richmond Street, Timaru (father). WOUNDED. Macphail lan C, 2/Lieut. Mrs J. Macphail, 12 Queen's Gardens, St. Andrews, Scotland (.mother), Attrill, Edward D., Sgmn. Mrs E. K. Attrill. George Street. Te Puke (mother). Falconer, Thomas G„ Dvr. Mrs K. J. Falconer. 27 Ely Street, Christchurch (wife). Forbes, Edward J. W„ Dvr. Mr J. M. Forbes, Kaka Road. Taihape (father). Gearry, Robert H„ Pte. Mr T. H. W. Gearry, 282 Wainoni Road, ChristIchurch (father). Gillan, William H., Pte. Mrs Harriet Gillan. 177 Albany Street, Dunedin ■ (mother). Mundie, Francis W„ Spr. Mrs Z. A. Mundie, 133 Richmond Street, Petone (wife). Stroud, Andrew L, Pte. Mrs S. Stroud. Flat 4. 124 Stanmore Road. Christchurch (mother). Sturgeon, James 8., Pte. Mrs M. Sturgeon, c/o P.O. Glen Afton (wife). MISSING. Wairarapa names among the list of missing are: — Anderson, Peter, Pte. Mr J. Anderson, 23 Tui Street, Pahiatua (father). Golder, Arthur C., Pte. Mr W. Golder, Boundary- Road, Masterton (father). Hayne, Harold Chesney, Gnr. Mrs P. Hayne, 199 Parnell Road. Auckland (wife). McGlashan, Ronald J., Pte. Mrs J. McGlashan, c/o P. 0.. Eketahuna (mother). Martin, Peter C., Gnr. Mr W. B. Martin. Box 45. Marlinborough (father). Nielsen, Robert E, Pte. Mrs K. Nielsen, Parkville, Eketahuna (mother). Sayer. Leonard C., Gnr. Mr L. O. Sayer, Masonic Street, Masterton (father). Tully, Francis H., Sgmn. Mr T. H. Tully, Main Street. Greytown (father). Welch, James K.. T/CSM. Mrs J. M. Welch, 30 Bannister Street. Masterton (wife). AIR FORCE KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT. The following casualties in the Royal New Zealand Air Force were announced yesterday:— Sergeant Cecil Jaines McLaughlin Salt, R.N.Z.A.F., missing, presumed killed, as result flying accident. Mr F. E. Salt. 42 Hawera Street. Belfast (father). Sergeant Earl Joseph Kean. R.N.Z.A.F. missing on air operations. Mrs C. E. Kean, 757 Gloucester Street Christchurch (mother). FURTHER LISTS MISSING AND WOUNDED. WELLINGTON. This Day. Two casualty lists issued today include as missing: Wilton, Harold Russell. Pte. Mother. Mrs A. Wilton. Martinborough. WOUNDED. Swinburn, Herbert Mackreth. 2/Lieut. Mother Mrs H. M. Swinburn, Palmerston North.